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The Fascinating Catacomb of Saint Agnes, a Young Christian Martyr Who Died for her Beliefs
Beneath the city of Rome, among its ancient remains, lie many complexes ... artifacts buried in this part, which now belong to the Vatican Museum’s collection. Sadly, what wasn't looted by ... ) Ancient Roman cemetery to be opened by the Vatican next year Unravelling the Tragic Story Behind the ...
Natalia Klimczak - 08/04/2017 - 22:32
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Rome Sinkhole Reveals Extraordinary Archaeological Find
... importance of archaeological protection, particularly in a city such as Rome.” However, the appearance of another sink hole in the city is also further evidence of why ancient Romans became ... in the Balduina district, a residential area northwest of Vatican City , into which seven parked cars fell, with 22 ...
ashley cowie - 05/05/2020 - 22:54
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The Pazzi Conspiracy: How A Florentine Family Failed And Was Banished
... materialize. In fact, quite the opposite happened, as the city’s inhabitants strengthened their support for the ... to Florence, where they gradually rose through the city’s hierarchy thanks to their increasingly successful ... given the responsibility of managing the finances of the Vatican. Needless to say, the Medici Bank was the primary ...
dhwty - 30/10/2021 - 23:00
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Aristotle is Dead, but his Ideas are Alive: On Private Property and Moneymaking – Part I
... by Raphael (1509–1510), fresco at the Apostolic Palace, Vatican City. ( Public Domain ) The rediscovery of the book of ...
Cam Rea - 30/08/2017 - 15:26
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The Goddess Tyche as Lady Luck
... times. Well-known duplicates can be viewed at the Vatican and the Louvre, among other locations. Constructed in reverence of Tyche's favor over the city of Antioch, the original statue was unique for the ... original Greek bronze by Eutychides of the 3rd century BC. Vatican Museums. ( Public Domain ) More Iconography with ...
Kristen C - 23/12/2015 - 03:50
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Father Crespi Mystery Deepens: Ancient Origins Urged to Drop Further Investigations
... to Sumer, symbols depicting an unknown language, and a Vatican conspiracy involving thousands of missing artifacts. ... Light on Mysterious Underground Network Involvement of the Vatican? At some point during our discussion, we asked the ... reports that the missing artifacts had been shipped to the Vatican in Italy. His response was not to deny that this took ...
ancient-origins - 11/04/2016 - 14:50
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The Terrifying Doomsday Prophecy of the Tiburtine Sibyl
... Delphic Sibyl. (1509) By Michaelangelo. Sistine Chapel, Vatican City. ( Public Domain ) Three of the most famous sibyls ...
Natalia Klimczak - 30/12/2015 - 14:52
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Mithras, the Persian God Championed by the Roman Army
... several examples, such as this relief, now held at the Vatican. ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Advancing the Mithras Cult Coming ... probably around close to 700 temples to Mithras within the city of Rome. One of the difficulties with studying this ... Italy. ( Public Domain ) Right; Leontocephaline, in Vatican Museum. ( CC0 ) In the ancient Port of Ostia outside ...
John S. Richardson - 31/08/2020 - 18:45
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The Columbus Myth – Part 2
... be noted that the Spanish Inquisition was sponsored by the Vatican, and that a priest accompanied every Spanish ... to Spain to help eliminate the deficit that Spain and the Vatican had acquired during the 700 year long war against the ... Tammany Hall man who greased the wheels of New York City's notoriously corrupt political machine during the late ...
afaram - 04/08/2014 - 23:13
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Upcycling Ancient Beauty – How Precious Stones, Monuments, and Jewels Have Been Re-Used
... AD. Today the structure forms about half the old town and city center of Split, Croatia. (Ballota/ CC BY SA 3.0 ) ... the floors of places like the Basilica of St Peter in the Vatican and churches in Roman Laterano, one can see the ... was found thousands of kilometers away– in the ancient city of Leptis Magna. Over 600 columns from Leptis Magna were ...
Natalia Klimczak - 06/11/2016 - 02:51
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New Piece of a 2,200-Year-Old Roman Puzzle Emerges, Bringing Together Ancient Map of Rome
... nearly every temple, bath, and insula in the central Roman city. The boundaries of the plan were decided based on the ... nearly every temple, bath, and insula in the central Roman city ( public domain ) The Forma Urbis Romae map has only ... of the map was discovered while workers were working at a Vatican-owned building called Palazzo Maffei Marescotti. It ...
mrreese - 07/03/2016 - 03:40
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Unearthing Italy's Hidden Renaissance Castles 4: Borgia Strongholds of Rome
... of their family who was high up the hierarchy of the Vatican. Antonio Santacroce was third in the hierarchy of the administration of the Vatican. He was Vice Camerlengo and Head of the Roman Police, ... taverns in Campo de Fiori, the commercial center of the city. In the video, I take you to her most profitable ...
Marcello Assandri - 24/09/2023 - 18:51
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The Abandoned Heroine Archetype in Greek and Roman Myth
... of Troy and embarks on a divine quest to found the city of Rome. When Aeneas seeks protection in Carthage, ... in the cave, image from a 5th century AD manuscript in the Vatican Library Image source Dido understands this act to be ... but Aeneas still intends to sail on and establish a city in Italy. Broken-hearted at this news, Dido curses ...
Miriam Kamil - 23/08/2014 - 23:56
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The Spirit of Beatrice Cenci - A Tale of Terrible Injustice in Ancient Rome
... a stone’s throw away from St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican City is the Ponte Sant’Angelo. Today, this bridge is one of the famous tourist attractions in the city of Rome. Yet, this bridge hides a dark secret that few ...
dhwty - 12/03/2015 - 13:29
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Landmark Find: Spanish Archaeologists Locate Long-Lost Janus Augustus Arch
... Foreign Forces Uncovered in Spain Bust of the god Janus, Vatican museum, Vatican City. ( Public Domain ) Returning to the Janus Augustus Arch, ...
Alicia McDermott - 30/05/2018 - 14:00
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The Pyramid of Cestius: Why Would a Roman Nobleman Construct a Pyramid Tomb?
... When the pyramid was created, it was located outside the city of Rome, as it was not permitted to create burials within the walls of the city. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, the pyramid ... It was located between the Mausoleum of Hadrian and the Vatican. In the 16th century, Pope Alexander VI decided to ...
Natalia Klimczak - 05/05/2017 - 14:22
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A Beauty in Darkness: The Hidden Secrets of the Catacomb Saints
... Christians had to endure, and ushering the people of the city of Rome into a new era of religious worship. As soon as ... And so, in the decades following the Great Iconoclasm, Vatican officials systematically exhumed thousands of ... an emphasis on the holiness of these ‘saints’, the Vatican officials went to dazzling lengths decorating them ...
Aleksa Vučković - 10/07/2019 - 19:08
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Lockdown is the New Norm, But All is Not Lost As Virtual Museums Open
... ‘Birmingham: its people, its history,’ revealing the city’s history from its medieval beginnings through to the ... become an epicenter of the viral outbreak and while the Vatican’s museums are closed its vaulted ceilings, ... the Sistine Chapel . Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City. ( Sergii Figurnyi / Adobe stock) And in Spain, ...
ashley cowie - 25/03/2020 - 17:44
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Wizard Battles And Demon Traps Revealed In Ancient Christian Texts
... why two copies of this apocryphal text are held in the Vatican Apostolic Library and in the Leipzig University ... one example of many such columns found in this ancient city. (MrPanyGoff / CC BY-SA 3.0 ) The story continues with ... up from their bases and rolled to “the place of the city's stadia.” But the wizards stop them, and the magical ...
ashley cowie - 24/09/2020 - 00:57
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Detectorists Find “Paranormal Paracetamol” in Fossilized Human Waste
... – i.e. human waste. The Baptism of Constantine, in Vatican City. The metal detectorists believe that their “paranormal ...
ashley cowie - 19/01/2022 - 17:32